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How Do You Get To Hollywood? Prepare, Prepare, Prepare…”American Idol” Show Supports Citizen Readiness By Funding Family Emergency Pamphlet

September 25th, 2010 · No Comments

The big show business news of this past week was that the three “American Idol” judges — Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson — have been officially announced.
So, what’s the angle for this blog? It’s the family emergency preparedness pamphlet from the Children’s Health Fund that the show helped pay for, which was developed [...]

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Tags: Media · Preparedness Resources

Depiction Simulation Webinar, “Preparing Your Community With Personal Technology”

September 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment

One of the objectives of this year’s National Preparedness Month (NPM) is to highlight the value of personal technology for citizens in emergency situations. So, I wanted to mention that the simulation company, Depiction, will be holding a free webinar this week on that subject – “Preparing Your Community with Personal Technology” - Thursday, September 16, 2010 7:00 PM [...]

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Tags: Preparedness 2.0 · Preparedness Resources · Volunteering

9/11 National Memorial ‘Preview Site’ Welcomes Millionth Visitor; I Recommend It To Tourists And Locals

September 12th, 2010 · No Comments

As the U.S. marks the anniversary of 9/11, I wanted to mention the Preview Site for the National September 11 Memorial for readers who live in the New York area or are planning a visit here.
The Preview Site provides a sense of the forthcoming National Memorial and Museum, which is scheduled to open in 2011. It [...]

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Tags: Media · Preparedness Resources

“How You Or Your Business Can Help With Boulder Four Mile Fire”

September 11th, 2010 · No Comments

The Downtown Boulder website has assembled a good list of ways that individuals and businesses can help support the Four Mile Fire relief efforts in Boulder, Colorado, along with other information resources.

A ‘thank you’ Boulder firefighters poster produced by Steve Lowtwait. It can be purchased here.
For those interested in donating or volunteering in support of [...]

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Tags: Fire Safety · Preparedness Resources

It’s Time To Better Define What “Ready” Means For Public — To Help Do So, FEMA/State/Local Officials Should Hold Series Of Forums To Solicit Citizen Input, Answer Questions On Preparedness

July 26th, 2010 · 7 Comments

On its Facebook page, the very active Medical Reserve Corps of Greater Kansas City posted some photos of a day-long class it held Saturday using FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute’s Independent Study curriculum, “IS-22: Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide To Citizen Preparedness”.
The Facebook post piqued my curiosity about the FEMA course whose introductory Overview explains:
“has been [...]

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Tags: City Preparedness · Education · Federal Emergency Management Administration · Preparedness Events · Preparedness Resources

“Did You Feel It?” If So, USGS Wants You To Report Details To Its Earthquake Website

July 9th, 2010 · No Comments

Soon after this week’s 5.2 earthquake near San Diego, the Twitter feed of the Great California Shakeout asked their followers to visit the United States Geological Survey’s (USGS) “Did You Feel It?” website. “Did You Feel It?” collects reports from citizens after temblors from around the world.
These public reporting can be very helpful according to the [...]

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Tags: Earthquake Preparedness · Preparedness 2.0 · Preparedness Resources · Volunteer Opportunities

“We All Have A Role” — WMD Commission Pamphlet Aimed At Getting Public To Prepare, Organize Community & Ask Officials About Local Readiness

June 5th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Last week, the Kennedy School of Government’s Arnold Bogis gave me a copy of a terrific pamphlet, “We All Have A Role: Working With Your Community to Prepare For Natural and Man-Made Disasters.” It was published by the Commission On The Prevention Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction Proliferation And Terrorism when I was in the hospital, and [...]

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Tags: Biological Terrorism · Nuclear Terrorism · Preparedness Resources

Wharton’s “Quake” Simulation Game Shows Why Humans Do Such A Poor Job Planning For & Learning From Catastrophes

June 4th, 2010 · 18 Comments

On the subject of the role of games in disaster preparedness and response, an article, “Masters of Disaster” from the most recent Wharton Magazine, describes the computer simulation, Quake. It was designed by Howard Kunreuther and Robert Meyer of the Philadelphia school’s Risk Management and Decision Processes Center, to test ideas about how humans perceive risk. Amazingly, everyone [...]

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Tags: Preparedness Resources · Risk Communications

Facebook Page By Citizen Corps Volunteer For Citizen Corps Volunteers (And Other Interested Facebookers)

June 4th, 2010 · No Comments

I wanted to bring your attention to a new Facebook page started by a Citizen Corps volunteer primarily for other Citizen Corps volunteers (and anyone interested in the topic of public preparedness).
The Citizen Corps Volunteer page was created by Andrew Levy, a friend of this blog, who authors his own Neighbors Helping Neighbors blog. The page [...]

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Tags: CERT · Preparedness 2.0 · Preparedness Resources

“4 Social Media Efforts To Aid The Gulf Coast;” Non-Profits, Citizens Using Tech Tools To Organize Grassroots Response

June 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment

Geoff Livingston in Mashable has assembled a list of “4 Social Media Efforts To Aid The Gulf Coast.” He writes:
The far-reaching Gulf oil spill tragedy has left many people feeling powerless to help out. But beyond the official Deep Horizon response, pockets of non-profits and people are starting to use social media tools to organize [...]

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Tags: Preparedness 2.0 · Preparedness Resources